PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Shebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Krigor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krigor has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Dimitri Krigor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Shebanov
vs
Krigor

186 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Shebanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Krigor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shebanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krigor looks winded!
Krigor has hold of Shebanov's hands but Shebanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shebanov controlling the pace.
Shebanov drops an elbow to the side of Krigor's head.
Krigor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shebanov tries to stand and escape but Krigor is controlling the position.
Krigor won't allow Shebanov to pass to mount.
Shebanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shebanov working the head and body with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shebanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Shebanov there.
Shebanov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shebanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shebanov controlling the pace.
Shebanov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shebanov wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Shebanov seems content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roman Shebanov.

Shebanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shebanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shebanov stands up out of the half guard.

Shebanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krigor's guard.
Shebanov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krigor keeping full guard, as Shebanov tries to pass.
Shebanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Krigor is proving hard to escape from.
Shebanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roman Shebanov.

Shebanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shebanov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Krigor.
Shebanov slips a nice elbow through Krigor's hands, connecting with Krigor's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shebanov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roman Shebanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Shebanov closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Shebanov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shebanov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shebanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Shebanov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shebanov shoots in and gets a takedown into Krigor's guard.
Shebanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shebanov cracks Krigor with a solid left hand.
Shebanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Krigor's guard.
Shebanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shebanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krigor is breathing heavily.
Shebanov content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shebanov controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roman Shebanov just wasn't active enough.

Krigor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shebanov wanted to stand there but Krigor had control of the position.
Shebanov with a nice head shot there.
Krigor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shebanov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shebanov looking to pass the guard.
Roman Shebanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Krigor working for a triangle but Shebanov defends it easily.

Krigor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shebanov is aware though and is defending well.
Shebanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krigor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shebanov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shebanov stands up over Krigor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Krigor is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shebanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Krigor is still on wobbly legs! Can Shebanov finish him?

Shebanov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shebanov stands up over Krigor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shebanov lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krigor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shebanov controls the pace.
Shebanov cracks Krigor with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shebanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shebanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Krigor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shebanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shebanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Shebanov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shebanov has Krigor up against the cage in a clinch.
Krigor seems to have recovered his senses.

Shebanov pulls guard successfully.

Shebanov working for submissions but it's allowed Krigor to get to half guard.
Shebanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shebanov is working hard here to advance position.
Shebanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krigor can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov is trying is best to control the position here.
Shebanov trying to control here.
Shebanov wants to get back to full guard.

Krigor is working for a kimura but Shebanov is defending it quite comfortably.

Shebanov actively working from the bottom here.

Krigor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shebanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Krigor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shebanov landing strikes from the bottom.
Shebanov wants to improve his position but Krigor is controlling well.

Krigor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shebanov defends it well.
Shebanov has his hands clasped together around Krigor's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krigor is working for a submission of some sort.
Shebanov wants to improve his position but Krigor is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov trying to hold on to Krigor's head to control him but Krigor postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Roman Shebanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Shebanov forces Krigor back against the cage and clinches.
Dimitri Krigor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krigor misses with some punches.

Shebanov manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shebanov.
Roman Shebanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Shebanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Shebanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shebanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Shebanov!